The school psychologist's survival guide / Rebecca Branstetter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Branstetter, Rebecca.

Series:

Jossey-Bass teacher survival guide series.

Jossey-Bass teacher survival guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School psychologists--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

School psychologists.

School psychology--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

School psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A practical and accessible guide for helping school psychologists meet their everyday challengesIn this newest addition to the Jossey-Bass "Survival Guide" series, popular blogger Rebecca Branstetter offers help for school psychologists who must often travel to multiple school sites, deal with students with severe disabilities, meet with concerned parents, and manage school crises. The book is filled with practical advice, proven strategies, and useful tools, complete with reproducible forms, letters, and checklists for busy professionals. Filled with the tools, strategies, and ideas for school psychologists who must deal with the myriad challenges of working with a diverse group of students, often in multiple locations Another book in the popular Jossey-Bass "Survival Guide" Series Rebecca Branstetter is an experienced school psychologist and popular blogger ("Notes from the School Psychologist": studentsgrow.blogspot.com) This vital resource offers a down-to-earth guide for both novice and seasoned school psychologists"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST'S SURVIVAL GUIDE; Contents; Exhibits, Forms, and Figures; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Preface; Introduction; 1: Wearing Many Hats: The Roles of the School Psychologist; Assessment; Consultation; Prevention and Intervention; Counseling; Pulling It All Together; Key Points; Discussion Questions; 2: Finding Where you Belong: Logistics and Building Relationships in your Schools; Getting Situated at a New School Site; Building Relationships with Key Staff Members; The School Secretary: Your New Best Friend; The Principal: Captain of the Ship

Counselors and Other Support StaffSpecial Educators; General Education Teachers; The Custodian; Beginning-of-School Logistics; What to Do in the First Few Days and Weeks of School; Managing Multiple Sites; Finding a Work Space at Your School Site; Getting Needed Materials; Other Considerations in the First Few Weeks; Once You Are Settled In: Introducing Yourself; Introducing Yourself to Staff; Introducing Yourself to Families and Students; Pulling It All Together; Key Points; Discussion Questions; 3: Help! I'm drowning in Paperwork! How to Tame the Bureaucracy Monster

Managing Your Assessment CaseloadCompleting Your Assessments Within Timelines; Check Your Assessment Caseloads for Accuracy; Make Your Yearly Assessment Calendar; Documenting and Tracking Interventions, Counseling, and Crisis Counseling; Documenting Interventions; Documenting Counseling and Crisis Counseling; Documenting Child Protective Services Calls and Reports; What's Next? Time Management Tips for Balancing Assessment Caseloads with Other Roles; Scheduling Your Week; Scheduling Your Day; What to Do When You Are Drowning in a Sea of Assessments; Pulling It All Together; Key Points

Discussion Questions4: Intervention and Prevention; How to Be Preventive When You Have No Time; Being Effective on Leadership and Prereferral Intervention Teams; Schoolwide Support Teams; Student-Focused Support Teams; Developing and Supporting Academic Interventions; Developing and Supporting Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Interventions; Developing Your Own Prevention Activities and Programs; Common Pitfalls and What to Do About Them; When Special Education Intervention Is the Only Game in Town; When Your School Is Sending You Inappropriate Referrals; Pulling It All Together; Key Points

Discussion Questions5: Response to Intervention (RtI): Changing your Role from Special Education Gatekeeper to Keymaster of Interventions; School Psychologists' Roles in RtI; Academic RtI: Data-Based Decision Making; Tier 1 Interventions; Developing Individual Intervention Plans and Data-Tracking Tools; Behavioral RtI: Data-Based Decision Making; Universal Screening; Assessment and Intervention Audits; Monitoring Tier 1 Effectiveness; Tiers 2 and 3: Gathering Baseline Data and Using Progress Monitoring Tools; How to Track Individual Student Progress with Your RtI Team

Navigating Your Role Change

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613652645

9781118218570

1118218574

9781280675713

1280675713

9781118218556

1118218558

OCLC:

774697301